She's put the ball into the back of the net six times since January for the U.S. Women's National Team.

One of those goals, as Sports Illustrated noted, was the fastest in U.S. soccer history. She scored on Costa Rica earlier this month just 12 seconds after kickoff.

Morgan, who is set to start training next month for the Orlando Pride, is also half of Central Florida's newest and most internationally known power couple. Her husband, Servando Carrasco, is a midfielder for Orlando City.

PICTURE GALLERY: Check out pictures of U.S. soccer star Alex Morgan of the Orlando Pride through the years.

But Morgan isn't just about stats. She is channeling all of that power — on and off the field — into feeding the minds of girls hungry for someone to look up to.

Soccer is one of the most popular youth sports in the country.

"But there wasn't really anything out there for young girls to watch or to read or to follow other than the women's national team," said Morgan, 26.

So when an author she knows approached her a few years ago with the idea to create her own series, she said it was a "no brainer."

The result was "The Kicks," now a series of six books Morgan created that are centered on fictional 12-year-old Devin Burke, who had to move cross-country with her family only to find that her new school's soccer team was lousy.

The book revolves around themes like leadership, friendship and perseverance.

Last year Amazon Prime picked up "The Kicks" as one of its original series.

"That was huge for us," Morgan said, noting that the show has started shooting, but there's not yet a debut date.

In the first few minutes of the pilot, the star character sets the tone by thinking out loud, "I am not a princess. I am a soccer beast."

Morgan brings that same outlook now that she's in Orlando, land of cartoon princesses.

She speaks out about gender inequity in sports and business, noting the pay gap between men and women professional athletes.

The U.S. men's team, which finished 11th in the World Cup, won $9 million. But the U.S. women's team, which took the title last year, won just $2 million.

She talks about how the U.S. has made strides in embracing women's soccer ever since Brandi Chastain famously fell to her knees in her sports bra after the 1999 World Cup victory.

But, she says, there needs to be a "cultural shift" in many other parts of the world.

She even tweeted an atta-girl to her 2.2 million followers last week after Taylor Swift's Grammy speech.

"Preach @taylorswift13! It's so great to see strong women using their platform to support and inspire girls and women. #powerfulwords"

Morgan says she's thrilled to cheer on other successful young women. But there's a long way to go.

"I think in the last couple of years it's been so great to have this community of female athletes and successful women in positions of power who have worked hard to get there," she told me. "It should be recognized and appreciated and we need more women to step up and be in those positions all around the world."

Leadership, it turns out, is taking on new meaning in her own life.

Now that Abby Wambach and other longtime players have retired from the U.S. women's team, Morgan is stepping into a larger role.

"There's been a major shift," she says. "I've been on the team now for six years. I've had the time to learn under Abby ... That's something the book touches on. Everyone leads in their own way. It doesn't always have to be the person giving the pep talk at the beginning of the game. There's so many ways to lead."

And we can expect to see more of that from Morgan on and off the field as she looks toward her first season with the Pride, which begins in April, and an Olympic run this summer.

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US Soccer stars Alex Morgan and Servando Carrasco celebrate at their wedding reception at Rancho Dos Pueblos on December 31, 2014 in Santa Barbara, California. Morgan's reception dress "Little White Dress," pictured, was custom designed with her input by Amsale.

US Soccer stars Alex Morgan and Servando Carrasco celebrate at their wedding reception at Rancho Dos Pueblos on December 31, 2014 in Santa Barbara, California. Morgan's reception dress "Little White Dress," pictured, was custom designed with her input by Amsale.

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She and her husband, who were married on New Years Eve in 2014 and recently moved into a lakefront home in Winter Park, are living in the same city for the first time in years.

Morgan, who last year played for the Portland Thorns, said she got to know Winter Park while staying at The Alfond Inn during visits.

"The downtown area reminds me of so many other places I've been to," she said. "The independent coffee shops and restaurants. ... I love that scene."

She and her husband, who are both from California, love the water and just bought kayaks and a jet ski for their new place.

Looking past the Olympics when her schedule settles down somewhat, Morgan said she wants to create some opportunities to mentor local girls — possibly through her own soccer camp.